Bern vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3134
$1037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7894
$2479
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$2847
$812
🍽️ Food expenses
$915
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$321
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7577
$1994
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
81
40
😀 Quality of life
97
76
🏙️ Population
1.07M
903K

The cost of living in Bern is 202% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 149th and 5399th ($3134 vs $1037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 6th in Switzerland and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bern compared to 1.9 months in Dammam. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6th and 1421st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Dammam

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Bern Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.4
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.1
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.22
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$7.02
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.42
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1304
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3323
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2359
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$79.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18429
$940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8492
$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$46.9
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.94
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$8.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$41.9
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.35
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$2.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.4
$81.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.8
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$134
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$167
$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25921
$7883

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2997
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2817
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2678
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2874
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2823
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3165
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3150
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3331
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3380
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3367
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2546
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3171
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3080
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3524
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3677
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1721
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3299
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2465
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3277
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4151
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3556
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3360
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3328
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3367
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1526
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1436
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3494
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3457
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3784
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3414
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3353
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3281
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3345
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318

Cities near Dammam

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$931
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1192
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1309
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$823
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1109
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2014
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$465
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$489
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$523
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1461
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1632
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$545
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$707
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$565
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$541
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$711
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$492
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$547
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$556
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$551
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$487
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$698
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2420
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1473
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2183
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$476
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$931
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529